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Editors Depot - Mission Editing and Scripting => OFP - Editing/Scripting General => Topic started by: Willie on 18 Jun 2004, 20:27:40
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If i send anyone my missions could you put them together as i tryed to do it and when i tryed to load up my created mission it just disapeared back to the desktop with an error message can't remember what it said i'm mr forgetful. Thank god i backed up before i tryed to type anything in to the description.ext file
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Hi,
If you go to the Editors Depot, there is a campaign tool i think that will help you put the missions together, maybe a few tutorials too.
Rhys
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I tryed useing that OFP Mission Assistant but i get a start up error every time i open my mission.
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hey
Yeah that campaign editor Isn't very useful, I get loads of errors when using it... ::)
Try advertising in the recruitment depot for someone to help you, this isnt exactly the right place for this post... :)
sim
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Tanks Sim,
Other problems
1. Why does my waypoints always end quickly and go to the next one. eg i'm 100m away from the blackhawk and the waypoing skips it and goes to the next one
2. when i land my chopper how do you make the squad of troops to get in, what do you make the waypoint
right i'm off the the recruitment depot
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Sim this is a valid editing question, you could go to the recruitment depot.... :-\ Its your choice Willie, I think you could have this solved here.
I'll look at some of my old stuff to see what I remember about campaigning.
I think I can answer your waypoint Qs willie.
1.) Well certain waypoints are completed faster then others, a heli get in wp has a larger completion radius I think. Well you can make delays in there though. Put your editor on advanced and look at the waypoint menu. There should be a timeout or countdown thing already squared off. Leave it, go to the little max middle and min boxes and insert your delays in seconds. You can make an exact time by making every box have the same number or have it vary like
min=5 mid=7 max=9
this way the amount in secs might be anywhere from 5-9.
Waypoints don't skip, they just when completed go to the next one. If you want to know when they are completed then put this in the init or intialization field
hint "Waypoint completed"
When the waypoint is complete the message will show up, and this is useful for testing triggers.
2.) First off helis are not your friend unless they blow up that evil T80 or M1A1 that slaughtered your whole team. Choppers are very hard to work with sometimes.
Your answer is to have your chopper have a load waypoint and after that you can put move or whatever.
The infantry squad should be given a get in waypoint near the load wp. Then hit F5 and make a synchronization line between the waypoints. The chopper will land and ppl will get in. If you want the chopper to land in a specific spot or close to it then go into empty:objects:H or H (invisible)
The chopper will be more inclined to put down there.
Hope it helps. :)
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2.) First off helis are not your friend unless they blow up that evil T80 or M1A1 that slaughtered your whole team. Choppers are very hard to work with sometimes.
Your answer is to have your chopper have a load waypoint and after that you can put move or whatever.
The infantry squad should be given a get in waypoint near the load wp. Then hit F5 and make a synchronization line between the waypoints. The chopper will land and ppl will get in. If you want the chopper to land in a specific spot or close to it then go into empty:objects:H or H (invisible)
The chopper will be more inclined to put down there.
Hope it helps. :)
Where do you put the synchronization line, i tryed double clicking between them and nothing happened.
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The sych thing is a click and drag, like grouping.
Click on the waypoint (either one) or it might be double click, experiment, and drag the line to the other WP and it should stay.
Gotta hold the mouse button down whilst dragging.
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Willie, have you read some of OFPEC's excellent beginner tutorials? They cover everything about waypoints and syncing and all that. Go check it out. :)
Second, I have to warn you to NEVER make WPs activate stuff, like end of the mission or whatever. People playing in veteran mode won't see them and cannot complete the mission.
:beat: *Gets Shot* :beat:
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Thanks everyone
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hey
@GuiltyRoachKilla
If you read what Willie wrote in his first sentence
If i send anyone my missions could you put them together
I know what he has just asked is an editing question but he hadn't posted that at the time...
Your welcome Willie
sim
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Another Question
When the troops get out the blackhawk, how do i tell them to move from my waypoint to the part of the town where the enemy is, i am still the pilot of the Blackhawk as i am Circling about the town to give them overfire.
Do i tell them to move from their first waypoint
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Okay I see now Sim.... :-[
Well Willie if you get the troops into the blackhawk via waypoint then, just make the troops next waypoint be in the town and make it seek and destroy or move....
They'll ride the blackhawk until you land at your transport unload wypoint and they will get out and proceed to the move waypoint n the town.
Willie, I'm glad to answer your questions, but a simple editor tutorial will answer all of these problems maybe except for the campaign stuff.